Saturday, November 20, 2021

Alzheimer’s vaccine step closer after new treatment reverses memory loss

 team theorised that engineering amyloid into the same hairpin shape before administering it as vaccine

 

telegraph.co.uk
Alzheimer’s vaccine step closer after new treatment reverses memory loss
Scientists hail successful trial on mice in which vaccine trains immune system to fight sticky amyloid protein that accumulates in the brain
 
 
Speaking head in silhouetteProfessor Carr added: “While the science is currently still at an early stage, if these results were to be replicated in human clinical trials, then it could be transformative" telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/11/1
Rightwards arrow  The team theorised that engineering amyloid into the same hairpin shape before administering it as vaccine would spur the body into producing antibodies to fight off that specific structure telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/11/1
The team theorised

Dementia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org › dementia › syc-20352013
17-Jun-2021 — Having memory loss alone doesn't mean you have dementia, ... Some causes of dementia or dementia-like symptoms can be reversed with ...

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